Universal barrel stand



1955 J. w. WETZEL UNIVERSAL BARREL. STAND Filed April 2., 1953 John W. Wetzel United States Patent 2,725,209 UNIVERSAL BARREL STAND John W. Wetzel, Braymer, M0.

Application April 2, 1953, Serial No. 346,327

1 Claim. (Cl. 248-154) This invention relates to stands or supports particularly adapted for retaining containers, such as barrels, in elevated positions to facilitate drawing products therefrom by gravity, and in particular an elongated stand having barrel gripping elements on the upper ends of standards carried by a base with the device adapted to be tilted to receive a barrel positioned on one end and with the device adapted to be returned to a horizontal position with the barrel in a horizontalposition thereon.

The purpose of this invention is to obviate the necessity of removing fluids from barrels with suction pumps, ortilting barrels containing liquids every time a quantity of liquid is removedv from the barrel.

Dealers and others using fluids in barrels, and particularly comparatively heavy barrels, such as thirty and fifty gallon barrels are required to tilt and sometimes lift these heavy containers whenv placing liquid products thereof into smaller containers. Due to the excessive weight this is an arduous task even for a strong man and, at best, there is considerable waste. Even when racks or stands are provided for containers of this type, it is difficult to elevatethe containers so that they may be placed on the stands or racks.

With this thought in mind this invention contemplates a tiltable stand adapted to be attached to a barrel which, with the barrel thereon may be drawn downwardly to a horizontal position to position the barrel so that products will run therefrom by gravity.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide a stand for supporting a thirty or fifty gallon barrel which is adapted to elevate the barrel to a horizontal position thereon as the stand is turned from a vertical to a horizontal position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a barrel supporting stand that is readily adjustable to barrels of different sizes.

Another important object of the invention is to provicle a comparatively narrow barrel holding stand which is supported to prevent the barrel turning the stand over laterally.

A further object of the invention is to provide a barrel supporting stand in which the stand is provided with gripping elements for positively retaining the barrel on the stand.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device with which one person may tilt a heavy barrel or drum containing liquid from a vertical to a horizontal position with ease to facilitate filling smaller containers from the barrel or drum and also for draining all material from the device.

And a still further object of the invention is to provide a stand for tilting and supporting barrels, drums, and the like in which the stand is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a longitudinally disposed base member with transversely positioned cross arms on the ends to prevent lateral tilting, channel-shaped seats supported by standards extended upwardly from ends of the base and connected by a bar substantially parallel to the base, and gripping elements on the seats for retaining a barrel or drum thereon.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the general design and arrangement of the parts of the stand.

Figure 2 is an end elevational view looking toward the end of the stand on which a single hook is provided, the lower portion of the stand being broken away.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the end of the stand shown in Figure 2, also with other parts of the stand broken away.

Figure 4 is an end elevational view looking toward the end of the stand opposite to that shownin Figure 2, and showing the end of the stand having two hooks thereon, the lower part of the stand also being broken away.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the end of the stand shown in Figure 4, also with parts broken away, and showing a portion of a metal drum or barrel on the seat of the stand.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts the improved barrel tilting and supporting stand of this invention includes a channel-shaped base member 10 having standards 12 and 14 extended upwardly from the ends with cross arms 16 and 18 on the ends of the base, with channel-shaped seats 20 and 22 connected by a bar 24 on the upper ends of the standards, andwith barrel gripping hooks coacting with the'seats for retaining a barrel or the like on the stand.

The base member 10 is channel-shaped in cross section, having a back or web with flanges at the sides, and with the parts formed as illustrated in Figure l, the ends of the base member are bent upwardly to form the standards 12 and 14. The cross arms 16 and 18 are also channel-shaped in cross section and the backs of the cross arms are positioned against the base member with the flanges thereof extended downwardly.

The standard 14 is supported from the bar 24, connecting the seats 20 and 22, with a diagonal brace or strut 26, one end of which is secured to the standard 14 at the point 28 and the other to the bar 24 at the point 30. The strut 26 is provided with an opening 32 which is aligned with an opening 34 in the standard 14 and a rod 36 having a hook 38 on one end is extended through the openings 32 and 34, as shown in Figure 3. By this means the hook 38 is positioned to grip the chime on the end of a barrel, drum or the like and the hook is retained in gripping relation with the chime by a nut or sleeve 40 positioned on the threaded end 42 of the rod and provided with an internally threaded bushing or nut 44. The sleeve 40 is adapted to be removed and turned end for end to extend or retract the hook 38 to compensate for barrels or drums of different lengths.

The seat 20 is provided with side flanges 46 and 43 that extend upwardly to contact the surface of a barrel and similar flanges 50 and 52, at the sides of the seat 22, are provided with sleeves 54 and 56 through which rods 58 and 60 extend, as shown in Figures 1 and 5. The rods 58 and 60 are provided with hooks 62 and 64, respectively, and the hooks are positioned to grip a chime, as indicated by the numeral 66, of a barrel 68 positioned on the seat 22, as shown in Figure 5. Nuts 70 and 72 are provided on threaded ends 74 and 76, respectively, of the rods whereby the hooks are retained in gripping relation with the chime of a barrel or the like.

With the parts assembled in this manner a barrel, drum,

Patented Nov. 29, 1 955 hogshead, or the like is pic'ked' up by standing the stand on one end at the side of the barrel or the .like,,with the cross arm 16 on the lower end and with the barrel on end, and by tilting the barrel slightly the chime at the lower edge :is placed over the hooks 62'an'd 64. With: the

chime atiithe lower and positioned on the hooks 62 and 64 the hook- 38 is a'diusted'to grip the chime at the :upper edge of the barrel and the hook 38 is secured: in gripping relation with the "chime by the sleeve 40:

By. this means a barrel, drurn, :hogshead; or the like is clamped to the upper part ofithexsta'nd and by pulling the stand over to a horizontal position with the cross arms 16 and .1 8 restinglon the ground the'banr-el or the like will be pivoted to a horizontal position and liquids may be :removed or drained therefromsbygravity.

Although -it is preferred-to secure the parts together by welding, :the :parts may be joined .or retained in: assembled/relation by other suitablezmeans.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious thata universal barrel orrdrum stand constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of'the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof, and for this reason I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice, except as claimed.

Whatis claimed is:

A barrel stand comprising a horizontally disposed base membenchannel-shaped in cross section, having-a vertically disposed standard, channel-shaped in cross section, extended upwardly from one end, and a complementary standard, also channel-shaped in cross section, extended upwardly at an angle greater than a right angle from the opposite end, transversely disposed arms, channelshaped in cross section, positioned with webs thereof extended upwardly and against the lower surface of the base member and with flanges at the edges of the webs extended downwardly, a longitudinally disposed seat, channel-shaped in cross section, having a web with upwardly extended flanges at the sides extended outwardly from the vertically disposed standard at one end of the base member, a similarly positioned seat, channel-shaped in cross section, extended-inwardly from the upper end of the angularly disposedv standard and aligned with the seat of the vertically disposed standard, a bar connecting said seats, inclined. sleevesuprosifioned on the outer 'surfaces of the flanges of the seat of the vertically disposed standard, rods having hooks on extended ends slidably mounted in said sleeves, the ends of the rods opposite to the ends on which the hooks are positioned being threaded and having nuts thereon for adjusting the positions of the hooks, a diagonally positioned .brace extended from the angularly disposed standard to the bar connecting the seats, 'a rod :having a hook on an extended end extended through the angularly disposed standard and also through. the diagonally positioned brace, and a sleeve threaded on the end .of the rod extended through said brace.

References Cited in thefile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 239,674 Sands Apr. 5, 1881' 1,288,193 Reed Dec. 17, 1918 1,529,604 Mortensen .Mar. 10,1925 1,542,713 Olson June 16, 1925 1,604,057 Lundy Oct. 19, 1926 2,182,709 Sissom- Dec. 5, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS 121,812 Australia June 24, 1944 

